An actor and director known for horror/exploitation films. attended Wright State University where he studied cinema. Instead of using a bank loan to pay for a second year of college, he used the money to finance Deadbeat at Dawn, and founded the indie film company Asmodeus Productions with several colleagues. The Manson Family took more than ten years to complete. A documentary about VanBebber titled Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber covering his life from 2010 to 2015 was released in 2015.

KNOWN FOR

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
2015
Through Eyes of the Dead
1999
American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
2015
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2009
Deadbeat Forever
2018
Last American Horror Show
2018
American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
2017
Drillbit
1992
In the Belly of the Beast
2001
Mirk Riders
2010
The Manson Family
1997

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
23
Directing
13
Writing
7
Producing
3
Camera
2
Editing
6
Crew
3
2023
Christ Rising
as Roy Horn
2021
The Acid King
as Himself
2018
Last American Horror Show
as Rick
2018
Deadbeat Forever
as Himself
2017
American Guinea Pig: The Song of Solomon
as Father Blake
2015
Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber
as Himself
2015
American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore
as The Editor
2013
Gator Green
as Jack Andrew
2011
The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
as Terry Hawkins
2010
Mirk Riders
as Venue Owner
2009
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
as Self
2005
The VanBebber Family
as Himself
2001
In the Belly of the Beast
as Self
2000
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Self
1998
The Mutilation Man
as Ivan's Dad
1998
Zombie Cult Massacre
as Hatchet Biker
1997
The Manson Family
as Bobby
1994
My Sweet Satan
as Ricky Kasslin
1994
First You Live Then You Die
1994
Demented
1992
Drillbit
as Narrator
1988
Deadbeat at Dawn
as Goose
1983
Into the Black